FedEx Trade Networks, the freight-forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX) has expanded its presence and service capabilities in the Latin America region by opening new offices, teaming up with regional service providers and launching new freight-forwarding service options.

FedEx Trade Networks opened new offices in Brazil and Mexico. The company has operated in both countries since 2009 and added new locations in Rio de Janeiro, Guadalajara and Monterrey. It now operates in 19 countries throughout Latin America.

FedEx Trade Networks is also working with Portlink Logística Multimodal, one of the largest freight forwarders in southern Brazil.

This is the company’s largest alliance in Latin America, increasing its reach within the high-growth Brazilian market.

FedEx Trade Networks now provides an air consolidation service between Mexico and Brazil. The new service combines customers’ shipments to streamline the supply chain between the Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico and São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil. With this service, FedEx Trade Networks consolidates, coordinates, transports, tracks and facilitates inspections for businesses that want to make shipping between these two major airports faster and more cost-effective.

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